While pilots were being trained for the mission, the Japanese also took the time to make specific changes to the equipment they were going to require for the mission.
With that as the ultimate goal, Japanese aerial forces trained for an entire year for the attack. An attack so devastating that it would knock U.S naval forces out of the fight for a year, maybe more. So Yamamoto decided that the only chance that Japan had was to strike the first attack.
The U.S simply had more resources than Japan and had the men, resources, and money for the war. From his experience, he knew that Japan couldn’t win a protracted war against the U.S. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? It was a plan that was created by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, an officer that was once a student at Harvard University in the U.S., and who had honorably served as Japan’s naval attache to Washington, D.C. This would be the start of an expensive, bloody campaign against the Japanese empire. The attack resulted in the U.S gearing up its war machine and entering the war as an official combatant. This attack compelled the U.S to enter WWII in more than just an advisory or support position. The History Of VJ Dayīefore anyone can talk about VJ Day, you first have to go back to Japan’s surprise aerial attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. In China, Hong Kong, Macau, the Phillippines, and Taiwan, it’s observed on the third of September. In Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea, and the UK, this holiday is observed on August 15th. Other Allied countries celebrate it on different days. However, this holiday is only celebrated on this day in the U.S. It commemorates the official surrender ceremony of the Japanese aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay-an event that occurred on September 2, 1945. As one Rhode Island resident responded to critics, “We still celebrate July 4th, and we are friends with England, so why not VJ Day.VJ Day, also known as Victory Over Japan Day, is observed on September 2 every year in the United States.
It is hard to tell the difference between a VJ Day celebration and a 4th of July celebration, except for the date. On Victory Day weekend in Rhode Island, families go camping fishing tournaments are held at area lakes arts and crafts fairs line the main streets of local towns and villages. And Newport was the naval home of the Atlantic destroyer fleet.Įven suggestions that the holiday be celebrated on a floating date were argued down as recently as 2013, with the Rhode Island AFL-CIO arguing that doing so would be disrespectful to veterans. More than 100,000 Rhode Island residents served in World War II, and more than 10,000 of those were killed. Other’s point out many Americans lost their lives fighting a war to preserve American freedom after the attack at Pearl Harbor. They say that Rhode Island is insensitive and politically incorrect. Critics point out that Japan is now our ally and good trading partner. While other states eventually rescinded the holiday, Rhode Island has been a stalwart in preserving the tradition of celebrating Victory Day. Rhode Island officially declared Victory Day a state holiday in 1948 and has celebrated it each year since. Although Japan’s formal surrender did not occur until 2 September 1945, the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima on 6 August and on Nagasaki on 9 August effectively ended the war then.
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